ˈtsfishənˌshpēl, ˈtsvi- noun
Etymology: German, from zwischen between (from Middle High German, from Old High German zwiskēn, dative plural, both, from zwisk, adjective, twofold, from an old distributive numeral akin to Gothic tweihnai two each) + spiel play, from Old High German spil — more at betwixt , spiel
: a musical interlude : intermezzo